Computer sales will be driven by a shift to notebooks from desktops, and from accessories.
The two firms account for more than half of global smartphone and tablet computer sales.
As we know, many market researchers expect tablets to overtake computer sales within the next five years.
Notebook computers are the fastest-growing form factor in computer sales--versus desktop computers and servers--and are also AMD's weakest category.
Hewlett-Packard on Thursday gained 7.2% after an upbeat report on personal computer sales.
Dell innovated computer sales, eschewing expensive distribution for direct-to-customer marketing and order-taking.
Apple's slick laptops have become ubiquitous on college campuses and account for a huge chunk of Apple's computer sales in the United States.
Semiconductor equipment stocks like Applied Materials have boomed while The Streets semiconductor analysts worry over whether personal computer sales are about to peak.
Vaio computer sales more than doubled last year in Japan and grew 42% in the U.S. to a total 2.8 million units worldwide, according to DataQuest.
Smartphone and tablet computer sales rose 10.2%, said IBM Benchmark.
The charm offensive paid off: Catherine Brune, Allstate's technology chief, says HP is now "winning more and more" software business from Allstate, some related consulting business--and even personal computer sales.
Both should also benefit some from the recent problems that Dell is having with its direct sales model, once thought to be a bigger threat to retail store computer sales.
The company also saw a mid single-digit comp store sales decline in mobile computing due to a fall off notebook computer sales, in part reflecting a pick-up in tablet computer sales.
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There's often a jump in computer sales between the summer and the fall, especially with a new OS on the way, but we wouldn't count on a return to the halcyon days.
Best Buy said the TV softness was partially offset by a low double-digit comp stores increase in mobile phones, and a mid-single digit increase in mobile computing, as tablet computer sales were strong.
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It should be noted that international sales accounted for a whopping 46 percent of this quarter's revenue, and Mac computer sales managed to shoot up some 17 percent compared to the year-ago quarter.
Its personal-computer sales already outstrip its camera sales.
Despite the dip, IDC raised its projection for 2011 media tablet computer sales to 53.5 million units from 50.4 million units, thanks to a pack of new tablet computers due to arrive in the second half of 2011.
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By 2007, the traditional retailers, as well nontraditional ones such as Dell Computer were collecting sales tax on-line and half of online purchases were subject to sales tax.
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The rest of the Asia-Pacific region managed a 1.3% expansion, and in Europe - where the use of chips in consumer electronics and cars outweighs computer use - sales were up 5.8%.
That leaves room not only for other PC sellers, which will all face the question of how heavily tablets will cut into personal computer and notebook sales in the future, but also for mobile makers that are developing competitive models of smart phones.
Dell, which is the third largest computer hardware company by sales, is likely a welcome arrival for Fremont, Calif.
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The devices are expected to jumpstart sales of computer hardware companies and suppliers at a time when growth has been an industry-wide concern.
Apple has been eager to put a spotlight on its personal computer business, as sales of iPhones and iPads overshadow its decades old Mac business.
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As of mid-September Apple had sold 84 million iPads while Gartner said that Apple was the only personal computer vendor to gain sales in the second quarter of 2012.
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While unit sales of most of Apple's computer lines were down in the fourth quarter of 2002, sales in its "peripheral and other hardware" category, into which the iPod falls, grew by more than 50% versus the year-ago quarter.
Most sales representatives are computer technicians like Walker Pittman, a Fort Worth, Texas, networking expert.
Most sales representatives are computer technicians like Walker Pittman, a Fort Worth, Tex. networking expert.
The legislature ended up voting in November to impose the sales tax on computer services instead--since that industry wasn't in the original proposal, it hadn't ramped up its lobbying.
States must provide free computer software to help retailers calculate sales taxes, based on where shoppers live.
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